Next Day Air (Summit) Donald Faison, Mos Def and Mike Epps star in this action comedy about a UPS driver who delivers a package of cocaine bricks to the wrong address.

Star Trek ( Paramount) J.J. Abrams' updating and rebooting of the franchise with a new cast playing the "young" Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock, Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Sulu (John Cho), who meet for the first time in this adventure that boldly goes where many others have gone before.

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Adoration ( Sony Classics) Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan's latest is a comment on Net culture as a teen invents a fanciful life for himself and his family on the web causing controversy and consternation.

Rudo y Corsi (Focus) Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna reunite to star as sibling rivals within the world of Mexican professional soccer in this Carlos Cuaron comedy-drama.

5/15/09

Angels & Demons (Sony) Tom Hanks returns in this sequel to the worldwide smash The Da Vinci Code promises more history, mystery and the threat of a terrorist act against the Vatican. The Catholic Church is already hinting at condemning the picture.

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Lorna's Silence (Sony Classics) This Cannes Film Fest fave is a Belgian drama by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, and is about murder, sham marriages and heroin in Liege.

Terminator Salvation (Warner Bros.) Sort of a prequel to the many Terminator movies and sequel to the Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series, this picks up the story after Skynet has destroyed most of human civilization and John Connor ( Christian Bale) and others struggle to survive.

5-22-2009

Dance Flick (Paramount/MTV Films) The Wayans family produced and stars in this riff on the current dance musicals craze on film and TV.

The Hangover (Warner Bros.) The groomsmen lose the groom after a night of drinking and have to retrace their steps to find the guy in time for his big day in this guy-bonding comedy.

Land of the Lost (Universal) Will Ferrell and Danny McBride are the adults in this revival of the 1970s (and '90s) kiddie TV adventure series about folks who stumble into a world of dinosaurs and other menacing creatures.

My Life in Ruins (Fox Searchlight) Nia Vardalos attempts a big fat Greek comeback in this comedy about a tour guide who rediscovers romance on a trek through Greece. Richard Dreyfuss also stars.

Adoration (Sony Classics) Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan's latest is a comment on Net culture as a teen invents a fanciful life for himself and his family on the web causing controversy and consternation.

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Away We Go (Focus) Sam Mendes directed this road comedy about an expectant couple ( John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph) who travel America looking for the perfect place to raise their family.

Seraphine (Music Box Films) Yolande Moreau has the title role in this utterly absorbing portrait of a famed French primitive artist and the dealer who discovered her.

6/12-2009

Imagine That (Paramount) Eddie Murphy's latest has him playing a failing financier whose problems are solved when he drops in on his daughter's imaginary world.

The Taking of Pelham 123 (Sony/Columbia) It's Denzel Washington as the cop vs. John Travolta as the crook in this Tony Scott remake of the classic heist thriller about a hijacked New York subway train.

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Moon (Sony Classics) Sam Rockwell stars as a lone astronaut-prospector who wonders if he's losing his mind when he finds an injured fellow astronaut on the Moon. Very 2001-ish, with Kevin Spacey as the voice of his computer. 6/19/09

The Proposal (Touchstone) Sandra Bullock plays a Canadian who pretends to be engaged to her long-suffering assistant ( Ryan Reynolds) to avoid deportation.

Fireflies in the Garden (Senator Entertainment) A Robert Frost poem was the inspiration for this all-star melodrama about a family torn by tragedy. Ryan Reynolds, Julia Roberts, Carrie-Anne Moss, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson and Ioan Gruffud are among the stars.

My Sister's Keeper (New Line) Nick Cassavetes' latest is a drama about a couple who find themselves facing moral and ethical choices in order to save their child's life, choices that causes their other child to take them to court. Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin and Jason Patric star.

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Cheri (Miramax) Stephen Frears directed this adaptation of a Colette novel about the effects of a romance between an aging courtesan ( Michelle Pfeiffer) and the rich young man she seduces (Rupert Friend).

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Warner Bros.) Harry's growing pains continue in his sixth year at Hogwarts, a year of deathly secrets about Lord Voldemort that fall into Harry's hands. This features the same director who did the last Potter picture.

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In the Loop (IFC Films) James Gandolfini, Steve Coogan and Anna Chlumsky are among the stars in this satiric farce about underlings' efforts to keep the U.S. president and British prime minister from starting a war the underlings don't want.

Orphan (Warner Bros.) Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard star in this Supernanny horror tale about a couple who get more than they bargained for when they adopt a child.

The Ugly Truth (Sony) Katherine Heigl plays a TV producer and Gerard Butler is a correspondent who puts her to a series of tests to find out why she's still single in this romantic comedy.

7/29/09

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Adam (Fox Searchlight) Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne star in this drama about an autistic man who befriends the woman who lives upstairs.

7/31/09

Funny People (Universal) Judd Apatow's latest is about a veteran comic ( Adam Sandler) who learns that he is dying and takes a young comic ( Seth Rogen) under his wing, all in an effort to form one "genuine" friendship before he dies.

They Came From Upstairs (Fox) Kids try to protect their vacation home from alien invaders in this animation-plus-live-action comedy. Ashley Tisdale, Doris Roberts, Kevin Nealon and Andy Richter are in the cast.

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The Cove (Roadside Attractions) This shocking documentary is about Taji, Japan, a town that makes it an annual habit to round up and slaughter dolphins to keep the mammals from eating up all their sushi.

Post Grad ( Fox Atomic) Alexis Bledel stars in this comedy about a college grad who moves back home to try and figure out what to do with her life.

The Time Traveler's Wife (Warners) Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana star in this drama about a librarian (Bana) born with a gene that makes him travel through time, and the consequences that has on the great love of his life.

Ponyo (Walt Disney Pictures) This animated film from Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki is about a very young mermaid who longs to become human and who makes friends with a five year old boy in the process.

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Taking Woodstock (Focus Features) Ang Lee's comic version of how Woodstock, the seminal concert and cultural happening, was accidentally brought together back in 1969. Funniest casting? Eugene Levy as Yasgur, as in "Yasgur's Farm." (opens wider 9/9 )

The Goods: The Don Ready Story (Paramount Vantage) Jeremy Piven stars in this car-lot comedy about a "used car liquidator" hired to turn around a failing car dealership. With Ving Rhames.